Army and Navy Register comments on Coxey invasion threat
The Army and Navy Register faults federal troop deployment to counter Coxey's army of the Commonweal. It argues the nation is not at disintegration and DC civil authorities should restrain looters with citizen aid. Congressman Hines favors offering work rather than preemptive garrisoning of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Register
Washington
Coxey
District of Columbia
Congressman Hines
McKinley Tariff Debate Divides Northern Politicians
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire denounces the tariff bill as framed in the South’s interests and urges Northern opposition. Congressman Reed of Maine champions the opposition, urging Southern lawmakers to oppose a bill that Northern importers and manufacturers crafted to crush Southern industry. The piece questions which side is correct and calls for coherent stance among McKinleyists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Gallinger
New Hampshire
Congressman Reed
Maine
Wulfson
Test the Law on Boston Assessors Appointments
The Boston Board of Assessors may resist the new law requiring equal party representation in appointments. The assessors should appoint the best men regardless of politics, leaving challengers to prove errors, challenging the statute’s test. The piece predicts advocates will not dare to test it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors of
Boston
Widow of Joe Goss Found Dead From Gas Poisoning
The widow was found in bed yesterday morning with a gas-filled room. Officials call it death by own action though questions remain if it was intentional or an accidental poisoning. The piece warns about a city’s poison-piped system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Goss
Harsh warning on suicide and poison dangers in city homes
A moral lament warns that mental distress and the lure of self harm push individuals toward suicide. The text condemns a quiet, pervasive poison introduced into sleeping rooms and burners that risk extinction from air drafts as a dire threat to innocent people in the city.
Murder Plea Breaks Grim Case in Superior Court
The district attorney accepted John Mackie’s guilty plea to second degree murder in a brutal December burglary-turned-killing at George H. Randall’s Indiana Street house. Mackie’s sentence would be life in prison or release by governor and council. The report notes calls for harsher punishment and discusses other public figures and civic topics while recounting the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mackie
George H. Randall
Indiana Street
Nation's miners prepare largest strike over wage cuts
If the National Coal Miners' Union order is followed, a quarter of a million workmen will drop tools at noon today. They strike against wage reductions in a highly protected industry aided by the McKinley tariff. The vast coal field has no real competition, keeping prices high for eastern workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Coal Miners’ Union
New England
Post
Boston teachers irked by lectures from hobby speakers
The Observant Citizen comments on Superintendent Seaver inviting speakers to address Boston teachers, deeming many talks time consuming and barely beneficial. It notes Rev. Holcombe's pension talk, Gargan's Patriots' Day remarks on Catholic civic duty, and observations of public life and crime figures, ending with a mix of social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thomas J. Gargan
St. Augustine’s Church
The
Republic
Belgium
Notable figures and events span medicine navy and society
Dr William T Warren of Newtonville is paralyzed after an electric car accident and remains precarious at home. Commodore Skerrett, nicknamed Sailor Joe, is praised as a master navigator. General George W Jones, Iowa’s first US senator, marks his 90th birthday with memories of the Black Hawk War. Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris plans Washington as her permanent home after life in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Warren
Newtonville
Huntington Avenue
Boston
Highland Avenue
Skerrett
Joe
George W. Jones
United States
Iowa
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Washington
England
Algernon
Oxford
Ethel Ingalls
J. J. Ingalls
Edward C. Blair
Atchison
Ingalls
Blair
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
Kindergarten for the Blind Receives Broad Fund Drive
Record lists October 1893 to April 1894 contributions totaling 6304.46 for the Kinder garten for the Blind. Donors include Miss Ida Mason, Mrs Annie Matthews, and Helen Keller's name linked to a gift. Also notes current expense subscriptions from Leciey Auxiliary Society and Milton branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Baylies
C. B
Bridgewater
Eng
J. Arthur Beebe
Belmont Congregational Unitarian Society
H. Bygrave
Nancy Brackett
R. M. Bradley
A. K. Brett
Margaret Brigham
EB. R. Brown
Dover
N. H
H. L. Brown
Francis Cabot
FEA D. C
KH. F. Lang
George Lamb
Mollie Learned
Thomas Mack
Ida M. Mason
Annie B. Matthews
George von L. Meyer
William Montgomery
Leopold Morse
B. Preble Motley
M. C. Moulton
Perkina Institute
Charlotte Ross
W. A. Rust
K. W. Sears
Emily J. Shepard
W. H. Slocum
BE. D. Sohier
First Congregational Church
Great Barrington
J. H. Thorndike
Worcester
John Chipman Gray
Elsie Tilden
C. C. Vose
George W. Wales
Annie
BH. P. Whitney
Helen Keller
Leciey Auxiliary Society
Olga B
New Spring Suits Offered At Unbeatable Prices
Over 500 pairs of men’s trousers and a full line of styles priced at 12 to 18 dollars for suits. Tailor made options include double and single breasted sacks and frocks. If not satisfied, money back guarantee. Store emphasizes large selection and moving stock.
Almy & Co Donations Report for New Buildings
A listing of contributions from Robert T. Almy & Co and individuals in Washington and Essex. Totals show amounts from William Wood treasurer and various named donors including Mrs Richards Baker and Mrs J H Thorndike. The record notes a new building fund with Henry Saltonstall contributing 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wood
Richard Baker
J. F. Clarke
Lynn
L. B. Haven
J. C. Phillips
J. H. Thorndike
J. Sullivan Warren
E. O. White
Mary Whitehead
Henry Saltonstall
Royal gorilla arrives in Boston amid crowd to name him
A 10 year old 5 foot 6 inch gorilla from Angola docked in New York luego with keeper Antonio Felix, then to Boston by Fall River line. Crowds gathered at the Puritan and Puritan dock as officials plan to let Boston names the animal amid debate over granting him freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Fall River Line
Cubingo
Angola
Portuguese Africa
Don Luiz I
Portugal
Zoological Gardens
Antonio Felix
France
Europe
Frank Stone
Austin & Stone's Museum
Edward Forrest White
Mr. Stone
South Central Pier
Brooklyn
Puritan
Bedr
Fall River
Museum
Fisk & Goff Clothiers Offer $5 Wool Spring Suit Gift
Fisk and Goff, popular clothiers at 782 Washington Street, mark one year of service by offering an all wool spring suit for $5 with a souvenir box of silverware on purchases of that amount. The ad invites readers to study the long offers and decide which clothiers are for the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisk & Goff
Washington Street
Fisk & Gofft
Miss Alice Suminskey Dies At 31 In Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor report states Miss Alice Suminskey superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school and active temperance worker died suddenly last night. The 31 year old led local WCTU delegation at the World’s Fair and headed the Loyal Legion. Providence painter Edward Pattison fatally injured after a 25 foot fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Alice Suminskey
Methodist Sunday School
Loyal Legion
Continental Investment & Loan Society faces 20 percent sacrifice
In Chicago stockholders are asked to take a 20 percent loss to salvage the Continental Investment & Loan Society. Assets total 188000 dollars, liabilities 225000 dollars, signaling a 37000 dollar deficit blamed on past mismanagement. A receiver may be sought. State Auditor Gore also gives North and South Building & Loan Association sixty days to cover a 32000 dollar deficit and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Continental Investment & Loan Society of Chicago
Gore
North and South Building & Loan Association
Religious Lectures and Church Notices in Boston
A listing of public lectures and church services across Boston venues. Dr Landis hosts free health lectures for ladies and men at 1677 Washington Street. The Second Nationalist Club hosts a talk at Arcade Hall. Union Bible Class and multiple church services follow at Bromfield Street and other venues with varied speakers, concerts, and sermons.
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Bromfield Street
M. BE
Music Hall
Mme. Weber Clark
Barmer
Africa
J. Albert Snow
George Co. Lorimer
D. D
Fulton
People's Church
People’s Church
Columbus Avenue
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
William H. Baldwin
Damon Familly
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Patly
the Sunday Post
Coming Sunday
Post Publishing Company
B.A. Grozier
Onk
Evening Post
Flot
Graduate Club
Eliot
Miss Pollard
Breckinridge
John R. Thayer
Milford
Millville Way
Lodge
Hoar
Continental Army
Historic and Patriotic Association
Seaver
Theodore I. Holcombe
Pete Dailey
Cleveland
London
Vanity Fair
Gus Hoffman
Crab Orchard Springs
Mer. of
Williams College
Co. L. Webster & Co
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Paderewski
New York City
Lord Salisbury
Aubrey Beardsley
Mary Ann McCoolin
Tacoma
Wash
Puyallup Reservation
Rosebery
Harold Frederic
Ladas
M. F. Plant
Fred Roblin
Canada Atlantic and Plant Steampship Line
City
Olivette
Florida
Halifax
Robert T. Almy & Co
Washington and Essex
His Royal
Don Luiz
Providence
R.I
Edward Pattison
Loan Society Methods
Warrden Avenue Baptist Church
Weber
Tremont Temple Church
George
Lorimer
Illinois
Wilson Bros
Old Colony R.A
Mont Row
Miriam
Tremont Row
Baldwin
Hyde Park
Perkins B. Baldwin
Man A. J. Pleasant
Lizzie Macon
Cassidy
Roxbury
James Cassidy
Conway
Josie
John and
Elizabeth Conway
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
Cayey
Corbett
Jackson
Jennie Clarke
Sherlock Holmes
Ston
Track
Olam Chowder
Wheelmen
J. Florence Wilson
Tremont Temple
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